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Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Chapter 7. Family Definition and Determining Income Eligibility Revised 08/01/2024

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The following are defined income units for the purpose of determining eligibility and parental fees for child care assistance:

NOTE: This list is not an exhaustive list.

1. Biological and adoptive parents and their minor children under the age of eighteen. Married parents including stepparents shall be included in the income unit with his/her spouse when the children in need of care include their biological, adoptive, and step children.

i. An 18-year-old is only included in the income unit if he/she is still attending high school and is scheduled to graduate before age nineteen.

2. A child who lives with both parents and one parent is in college or serving in the military forces in a different locale. The parent in college or serving in the military is included in the income unit and their income is counted. This is an income unit of (3).

3. A child who lives with grandparents, due to the absence of the parent who is in college or serving in the military forces in a different locale. The parent’s income must be counted. The grandparents can request child care for the child due to the absence of the child’s parent and because they also meet the need criteria. The parent in college or serving in the military is included in the income unit. 4. A minor parent (under the age of 18) and his or her children. If the parents of a minor parent apply for child care subsidy for another child of theirs, the minor parent is counted in the parents’ income unit. The grandchild, however, is not. The parents, the minor parent, and their other minor children are included in the parents' income unit.